EARLY & AD FREE ACCESS: The Sail That BROKE Us 😳 Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 446

We hope you enjoyed all of our peaceful islands vibes videos as of late...now we're in for a bit of a rude awakening 😂 Our weather window to make our final shot towards the Marquesas Islands had finally arrived, and it was time to pull the hook and set off on our first multi day passage in a while.  We knew it would be a bit of an uncomfortable sail, but something about this one just hit differently.  Both of us were SO seasick (which for Kazza is fairly normal when it's rough out, but I very rarely get seasick) and just struggling super hard as we beat our way north.  It's hard to capture on camera what it's really like, but its a feeling of just being miserable and there is no where to escape except to keep moving toward your destination.  You are literally just trying to survive, the smallest tasks like going to the bathroom or making a cup of tea become a monumental effort...when you can barely take care of yourself, and you need to take care of another tiny human that is completely relying on you, it becomes even tougher.  But we survived!  And once we made it, as relieved as we were to drop the anchor and get some rest, things just felt off.  We realized our reality that laid ahead of us for the next few months.  The Marquesas Islands are an incredible place and a dream destination for anyone, but for us its also pretty tough cruising grounds.  The anchorages are SO ROLLY (like your cups are just flying off the table during breakfast). It's incredibly hot with little breeze (it can be 100 degrees inside the boat during the day) and full of bugs. The beach access can be very tricky with the breaking waves on shore. In the past this wouldn't be such a big deal, but with Sierra we really need to get to shore every day so she can have some room to run around, explore, and get some energy out.  After spending the last months in the Tuamotus and Society Islands which are some of the best times we've had in our entire trip around the world, realizing we left that all behind and knowing we had months of more difficult living ahead of us had us both feeling down a little bit.  Add in the exhaustion and challenge of the passage and it made for a pretty tough moment for all of us.  We will elaborate some more on these feelings in our next episode, but we did want to try and make a point to include the reality of the challenges, and not just the highlight reel.  We hope you enjoy this one, and hope the weekend treats ya well!

Sending lots of love and big hugs from Hiva Oa,

Brian, Kazza, & Sierra

Direct link to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSsbcuDv5wM